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Forecast today: Heavy rain
- Max temp: 9 °c
- Min temp: 5.7 °c
Other Japanese resorts may attract more foreign visitors, but if you're looking for one base from which to explore numerous resorts, then Shiga Kogen is a great option.
It is also very well placed to combine with a trip to either Hakuba or Nozawa Onsen. Snowfall is plentiful, the lift system is good and there’s great variety of groomed terrain – plus when there’s fresh powder there is some great terrain on offer. Many of the smaller areas are linked and as all are covered by one lift pass, this gives you a great opportunity to travel and move big distances from peak to peak.
There are lots of base options to choose from, with everything from traditional family-run ryokan to big, western-style hotels. Most have great onsen facilities and of course the food is an attraction – expect steaming hot bowls of ramen washed down with glasses of hot, local sake.
Resort website: shigakogen-ski.or.jp/english/
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Shiga Kogen PDFTop (2050m)
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Light drizzle |
Occasional rain | Occasional rain |
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Generally clear |  Clear skies |
Clear skies |
Clear skies | Generally clear |
Occasional rain |
Light rain | Light rain |
Light rain |
Light rain | Light rain shwr |
Light drizzle |
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| Max temp | 6.1°c | 6.6°c | 7.7°c | 15.1°c | 14.8°c | 6.5°c | 15.1°c | 14.3°c | 7.6°c | 9.5°c | 7.2°c | -2.4°c | 9.2°c | 9.2°c | 1°c | 13.6°c | 13.4°c | 5.6°c | 9.4°c | 8.9°c | 5.4°c | 13.5°c | 13.2°c | 6.4°c | 12.7°c | 12.4°c | 4.7°c | 12°c | 11.6°c | 4.1°c |
| Min temp | 4.8°c | 5.1°c | 5.6°c | 11.6°c | 6.5°c | 4.1°c | 10.8°c | 7.6°c | 5.6°c | 7.2°c | -2.4°c | -4.4°c | 3°c | 1°c | -1.1°c | 8.4°c | 5.6°c | 3.4°c | 6.7°c | 5.4°c | 4.7°c | 9.2°c | 6.4°c | 4.4°c | 9.6°c | 4.7°c | 2.1°c | 7.6°c | 4.1°c | 1.6°c |
| Feels like temp | 2.1°c | 2.8°c | 2.7°c | 11°c | 13.8°c | 5.1°c | 9.5°c | 12.7°c | 5.3°c | 6.2°c | 4°c | -6.7°c | 2.6°c | 7.2°c | 0.9°c | 6.2°c | 11.3°c | 3.4°c | 6.4°c | 8.8°c | 3.7°c | 8.1°c | 12.3°c | 4.9°c | 7.9°c | 10.5°c | 2.3°c | 5.5°c | 9.1°c | 2°c |
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| Snow expected | 0 cm | 0 cm | 0 cm |
| Max temp | 6.1°c | 6.6°c | 7.7°c |
| Min temp | 4.8°c | 5.1°c | 5.6°c |
| Feels like temp | 2.1°c | 2.8°c | 2.7°c |
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| Weather | Broken clouds |
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| Max temp | 15.1°c | 14.8°c | 6.5°c |
| Min temp | 11.6°c | 6.5°c | 4.1°c |
| Feels like temp | 11°c | 13.8°c | 5.1°c |
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| Weather | Partly cloudy |
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| Max temp | 15.1°c | 14.3°c | 7.6°c |
| Min temp | 10.8°c | 7.6°c | 5.6°c |
| Feels like temp | 9.5°c | 12.7°c | 5.3°c |
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| Weather | Occasional rain |
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| Snow expected | 0 cm | 0.1 cm | 0 cm |
| Max temp | 9.5°c | 7.2°c | -2.4°c |
| Min temp | 7.2°c | -2.4°c | -4.4°c |
| Feels like temp | 6.2°c | 4°c | -6.7°c |
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| Weather | Clear skies |
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| Max temp | 9.2°c | 9.2°c | 1°c |
| Min temp | 3°c | 1°c | -1.1°c |
| Feels like temp | 2.6°c | 7.2°c | 0.9°c |
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| Weather | Generally clear |
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| Max temp | 13.6°c | 13.4°c | 5.6°c |
| Min temp | 8.4°c | 5.6°c | 3.4°c |
| Feels like temp | 6.2°c | 11.3°c | 3.4°c |
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| Weather | Light rain |
Light rain |
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| Snow expected | 0 cm | 0 cm | 0 cm |
| Max temp | 9.4°c | 8.9°c | 5.4°c |
| Min temp | 6.7°c | 5.4°c | 4.7°c |
| Feels like temp | 6.4°c | 8.8°c | 3.7°c |
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| Weather | Light rain shwr |
Light drizzle |
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| Snow expected | 0 cm | 0 cm | 0 cm |
| Max temp | 13.5°c | 13.2°c | 6.4°c |
| Min temp | 9.2°c | 6.4°c | 4.4°c |
| Feels like temp | 8.1°c | 12.3°c | 4.9°c |
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| Weather | Occasional rain |
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| Max temp | 12.7°c | 12.4°c | 4.7°c |
| Min temp | 9.6°c | 4.7°c | 2.1°c |
| Feels like temp | 7.9°c | 10.5°c | 2.3°c |
Resort (1488m)
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Light rain | Rather cloudy |
Light drizzle |
Light rain | Light rain shwr |
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Generally clear | Generally clear |
Mainly fair |
Mainly fair | Mainly fair |
Partly cloudy |
Occasional rain | Occasional rain |
Occasional rain |
Occasional rain | Occasional rain |
Light rain |
Light rain | Light rain shwr |
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| Max temp | 8°c | 8.2°c | 9°c | 16.9°c | 15°c | 9.9°c | 14.9°c | 13.9°c | 9.6°c | 11.9°c | 7.1°c | 0.6°c | 9.9°c | 9.7°c | 2.9°c | 14.5°c | 13.9°c | 7.9°c | 11.9°c | 10.9°c | 7°c | 13.3°c | 12.6°c | 7.8°c | 14.4°c | 13.6°c | 7.1°c | 12.2°c | 11.6°c | 5.8°c |
| Min temp | 5.7°c | 6°c | 8.2°c | 14.9°c | 9.9°c | 8.2°c | 12.6°c | 9.6°c | 8.1°c | 7.1°c | 0.6°c | -0.6°c | 5.3°c | 2.9°c | 1.9°c | 11°c | 7.9°c | 6.5°c | 9.8°c | 7°c | 6°c | 10.9°c | 7.8°c | 6.2°c | 12°c | 7.1°c | 4.6°c | 9.3°c | 5.8°c | 4.3°c |
| Feels like temp | 6.1°c | 3.8°c | 6.3°c | 15.3°c | 15.7°c | 10.1°c | 12.7°c | 13.5°c | 9.8°c | 11.5°c | 4.7°c | -3.7°c | 3°c | 7.6°c | 2.7°c | 10°c | 12.9°c | 7.6°c | 9.4°c | 10.1°c | 6.8°c | 10.6°c | 12.3°c | 7.8°c | 11.8°c | 13.1°c | 6.8°c | 7.7°c | 10°c | 5.4°c |
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| Max temp | 8°c | 8.2°c | 9°c |
| Min temp | 5.7°c | 6°c | 8.2°c |
| Feels like temp | 6.1°c | 3.8°c | 6.3°c |
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| Snow expected | 0 cm | 0 cm | 0 cm |
| Max temp | 16.9°c | 15°c | 9.9°c |
| Min temp | 14.9°c | 9.9°c | 8.2°c |
| Feels like temp | 15.3°c | 15.7°c | 10.1°c |
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| Max temp | 14.9°c | 13.9°c | 9.6°c |
| Min temp | 12.6°c | 9.6°c | 8.1°c |
| Feels like temp | 12.7°c | 13.5°c | 9.8°c |
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| Snow expected | 0 cm | 0.6 cm | 0.1 cm |
| Max temp | 11.9°c | 7.1°c | 0.6°c |
| Min temp | 7.1°c | 0.6°c | -0.6°c |
| Feels like temp | 11.5°c | 4.7°c | -3.7°c |
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| Snow expected | 0 cm | 0 cm | 0 cm |
| Max temp | 9.9°c | 9.7°c | 2.9°c |
| Min temp | 5.3°c | 2.9°c | 1.9°c |
| Feels like temp | 3°c | 7.6°c | 2.7°c |
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| Max temp | 14.5°c | 13.9°c | 7.9°c |
| Min temp | 11°c | 7.9°c | 6.5°c |
| Feels like temp | 10°c | 12.9°c | 7.6°c |
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| Max temp | 11.9°c | 10.9°c | 7°c |
| Min temp | 9.8°c | 7°c | 6°c |
| Feels like temp | 9.4°c | 10.1°c | 6.8°c |
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| Snow expected | 0 cm | 0 cm | 0 cm |
| Max temp | 13.3°c | 12.6°c | 7.8°c |
| Min temp | 10.9°c | 7.8°c | 6.2°c |
| Feels like temp | 10.6°c | 12.3°c | 7.8°c |
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| Snow expected | 0 cm | 0 cm | 0 cm |
| Max temp | 14.4°c | 13.6°c | 7.1°c |
| Min temp | 12°c | 7.1°c | 4.6°c |
| Feels like temp | 11.8°c | 13.1°c | 6.8°c |
Snow Overview
Japan
Updated 24/03
In the words of Jim Morrsion, “this is the end”.
Mild weather dominates across the Home Islands this week and into the weekend. Unsettled weather will move in across Honshu, too, with plenty of precipitation falling as rain rather than silly soft stuff. This will have a dramatic affect on the snowpack in the region.
Further north, things remain a little more settled, with less cloud and less rain involved across Hokkaido.
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